SLA Innovations in Technology Award - due January 6, 2005

[Christy Confetti Higgins]

*SLA Innovations in Technology Award*
http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/index.cfm
	
	Are you innovative?
	
	Do you know someone that has shown great innovation in the
	information profession?
	
	Have you delivered great value to your organization by
	implementing an innovative solution to an information need?
	
The SLA Innovations in Technology Award, part of the Awards and Honors
Program, is an award focused on the innovative use and application of
technology in a special library setting. Deadline is January 6, 2005.

There is a $1,000 cash award to an individual who has made innovative
use of technology and shown strategic impact to their organization. The
cash award this year is donated by LexisNexis and will be
awarded at the SLA Annual Conference in Toronto by the current
President, Ethel Salonen.

BACKGROUND:

	INNOVATION:

	1. The act of introducing something new.
	2. Something newly introduced.
	(Source: Dictionary.com,
	http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=innovation)

	CONNECTION TO SLA CORE VALUES AND COMPETENCIES:

	Innovation and Continuous Learning is a core value of SLA.
	http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/AssnProfile/slanplan/index.cfm

	The SLA Core Competencies embed innovation in a variety of
	areas within the 4 Professional Competencies:
	http://www.sla.org/content/learn/comp2003/index.cfm

		Managing Information Organizations

		Managing Information Resources

		Managing Information Services

		Applying Information Tools and Technologies

CRITERIA: The award recipient's contribution to their organization,
through the innovative use of technology, could include digital library
efforts, content delivery, search and discovery, new devices for
delivering content, wireless delivery, RFID, content integration
methods, virtual reference, expertise locators, collaboration projects,
peer to peer efforts, language translation, portals, knowledge sharing
and management, content development and management, digital rights
management, etc.  SLA member must be in good standing. More on criteria:
http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/awardcriteria.cfm

If your effort maps to the SLA Core Competencies, please highlight that
in your nomination.

More:
http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/awardcriteria.cfm

NOMINATIONS: The award recipient is selected through a review of
written nominations. Nominations must clearly state the contributions
of the nominee in an area of innovative use of technology to deliver
services that impact their organization. Self-nominations are accepted.
Deadline date is January 6, 2005.

AWARD NOMINATION FORM:
http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/nominationforms.cfm

Nominations for all SLA Awards and Honors should be sent directly to
the SLA Public Relations Office. SLA Awards & Honors Program

Special Libraries Association
331 South Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3501 USA
Tel: + 1.703.647.4901
Fax: +1.703.647.4901
	
For more information on this award and past recipients please check the
SLA Awards & Honors Recipients website:

	http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/index.cfm
	
The Innovations in Technology Award committee includes:

Melissa Hilbert
Irene Weidelman
Christy Confetti Higgins, Chair
Cynthia Hill, SLA Board Liaison
John Crosby, SLA Staff Liaison